HIV and AIDS

Lay beliefs about TB and TB/HIV co-infection in Ethiopia

Knowledge about lay perceptions of the relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and HIV is important for understanding patients’ health seeking behaviour and adherence to treatment. This study explores lay beliefs about TB and TB/HIV co-infection in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Mines, migration and HIV/AIDS in southern Africa: L. Corno / World Bank, 2012; Swaziland and Lesotho have the highest HIV prevalence in the world. They also, during the last century, sent large numbers of migrant workers to South African mines. This paper examines whether partic...
NACS Meeting Report 2011: 2011; Ninety-eight participants from 18 countries met to share tools and experiences and to disseminate promising approaches in nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) programming. NACS is the ...
Lost in transition: transgender people, rights and HIV vulnerability in the Asia-Pacific region: S. Winter / 2012; The Asia-Pacific region is home to a large number of trans people; individuals whose gender identity, and/or expression of their gender, differs from social norms related to their gender of birth. T...
Coverage of malaria protection in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis and analysis of national survey data: A. M. van Eijk / The Lancet, 2011; Malaria infection during pregnancy can lead to very poor outcomes for the mother and child. In 2007, there were about 32 million pregnancies in malaria-endemic areas in sub-Saharan Africa. WHO's recom...
"It's her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania: E. J. Falnes / Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2011; Partner involvement has been deemed fundamental in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, but is difficult to achieve. This study aimed to explore acceptability of the PMTCT pr...